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Friday, August 16, 2013

Classroom Photos 2013

Monday is my first day back to school. Here are some photos of my new classroom. I moved to another wing and into a smaller room. But, I love it just the same!

This is the view from the front door.

1. These are my students' mailboxes. I have already changed the labels on them. I tried something new this year and did not like it. Now, I have the same yellow labels I had last year. What you see here are removable labels and they didn't float my boat! There is an empty mailbox next to each labeled box because every child will have two slots. The labeled one is for work to take home and the empty one is for them to store their books for read to self. See the happy person in the window? That's my sister! We teach right next to each other and share an office! Double Trouble! LOL! I know she'll be reading this post. Robin, here's to a great year!

2. I labeled the caddy, "Ms. Rosenberg's Stuff," just so I can say, "Don't touch my stuff!" In a funny way, of course!

Our first grammar skill is nouns and I am ready! I'll be using my Fun With Parts of Speech to cover nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Once we move on past nouns, the green pocket chart will be adjectives, the red one will be nouns, and the yellow one will be verbs. That way, they can take a card from each chart and make sentences. Ex: The pretty teacher sat down.

The Work on Writing Activities includes activities from the following...

Each folder is labeled with an activity. I have must do bins and at Work on Writing, they will complete a must do and then, if there is still time, they can choose something from any folder in the bin.

2. Here are my Word Work and Phonics Stations. Not much there now. It's a work in progress.

3. The top row of this unit will hold my kindergartners' notebooks and work folders. The bottom row will hold my first graders' stuff.

4. This is my Important Words to Know display. If the children need to spell a color or day of the week or month of the year correctly, they can borrow the card.

1. This is my focus wall. Once I start Journeys, I'll hang up the skills for the week. If you use Journeys and you want all the focus wall cards, you can find them here for kindergarten and here for first grade.

Have a great year. I am halfway through kindergarten in Australia but its wonderful to grab ideas for 2014 set up. Your room looks wonderful, organised and inspiring. Thanks for sharing posters I am going to grab these. Can't believe you teach alongside your sister. What are the chances!!! You will have to post about your mischief lol. Julie :-)Mrs Stowe's Kinder Cottage

you're classroom looks great! i downloaded your clip chart a couple of weeks ago and have it laminated and ready to go--im so excited to use it this year..i think the pictures of the children and their emotions are great!

Thanks for your awesome freebies! Your room is fabulous! I am new to kinder this year but taught first for several years. I will be visiting again.....looks like I will find some excellent ideas and resources here...:)